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Smith was born in the village of Churchill, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (1735–1777), the village blacksmith, and his wife Ann (née Smith; 1745–1807). His father died when Smith was eight years old, and he and his siblings were raised by his uncle, a farmer also named William Smith. [4]
Nov 11, 2009 · Apart from the facts that her name was Mary Ann (e), that she died aged 52 in 1844 in the York Lunatic Asylum and was buried at St Olave's York, not much is known about Mrs Smith, the woman William Smith – Father of English Geology – is thought to have married in 1809, when he was 40.
He married Mary Ann in 1808 and they had no children. After many tribulations and with the support of Sir Joseph Banks, in August 1815 his “Geological Map” of England was finally published.
Apr 9, 2024 · William Smith was an English engineer and geologist who is best known for his development of the science of stratigraphy. Smith’s great geologic map of England and Wales (1815) set the style for modern geologic maps, and many of the colourful names he applied to the strata are still in use today.
William Smith (1769–1839), surveyor and geologist, was born on 23th March 1769 at The Forge, Churchill, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (1735–1777), the village blacksmith, and his wife, Ann (1745–1807). He was educated at the village school, which he attended until about 1780.
IRVING R.T.A., 2009 William Smith and his venture into 'Stone Manufacture' Combe Down Heritage Society (Combedownheritage.org.uk) 80pp MORTON J.L., 2001. The Remarkable Life Story of William Smith the 'Father of English Geology' Tempus Publishing. New edition 2004 Brocken Spectre Publishing, 170pp TORRENS H.,2003. An Introduction to the
Geoscientist 17.5 May 2007 William Smith’s association with the Geological Society of London was fraught with difficulties. But when the Society awarded Smith the first ever Wollaston Medal in 1831, Smith was prepared to bury the hatchet. In a letter to his niece Anne Phillips, published here for the first time in full, Smith describes one of the most exciting days of his life. Nina Morgan ...
